SWINE 



A FARM without a good sized drove of thrifty hogs is a 

 lonesome place, and the farmer who ignores this class of live- 

 stock casts aside a splendid source of easy money. 



The hog develops about as rapidly as a corn crop and generally 

 insures a very profitable return. Success, as in raising other kinds 

 of stock depends upon breed, feed and management. Briefly stated, 

 the essential things to be observed in raising hogs are, 



1. Select a breed which will make a marketable weight in seven 

 or eight months. 



2. Plan to have the pigs come early in the spring. 



3. Provide a diversified pasture and a properly balanced diet of 

 concentrates. 



4. Supply plenty of pure water for the hogs to drink and clean 

 water in cement wallows. 



Types 



There are two distincts classes or types of hogs, namely the lard hog 

 and the bacon hog. 



Lard Types 



The most common and popular breeds of the lard types are, 

 Poland Chinas 



This breed represents the typical American breed of lard hogs. 

 There are two types of the breed, one being smaller than the other. 

 The small type is a little smoother and a little easier to mature, but 

 not as prolific. The large type has a long heavy body, heavy ears and 

 longer legs than the other type and the meat is a little coarser grained. 

 This type of hog grows to an enormous size, but the writer does not 

 regard it profitable to feed for the purpose of increasing the weight 

 after the hog has attained a fair marketable size which is from 190 to 

 225 pounds. The Poland China cannot be made ready for market 

 as quickly as some of the other breeds. 



Duroc Jerseys 



The Duroc Jersey is also an American breed. The Duroc is of a 

 dark reddish color, develops to a good size, is easy to fatten and proba- 

 bly more prolific than any of the other breeds. This breed is certainly 

 a very desirable hog to' give quick returns if crowded during the first 

 seven or eight months of its life. 



Berks hires 



The Berkshire is regarded as an English breed. This hog grows to 

 a good size, is about as prolific as the Poland China, and withal a 

 very desirable lard hog. 



